1st Palestinian Birthing Centr-Jordan River Valley

277 Donations from 211 Donors:

Project Personnel

Haj Sami Sadik - Mayor of Al Aqaba

Mayor Sadik has been the head of the Al Aqaba Village Council since 1998. He was injured by Israeli soldiers training on Al Aqaba land. When the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled in favor of the village in 2002, Mayor Sadik worked with the Rebuilding Alliance to build a new Kindergarten -- now serving 130 children. He came to the US to tell his story and meets with everyone who wants to help.

Bob Pagett - Founder & President of Assist International

In 1900, Bob founded Assist International as a humanitarian non-profit with his wife, Charlene Pagett. Assist International works to install medical instrumentation and provides medical education programs in developing countries around the world. Amongst many other projects, Assist International builds orphan villages in East Africa and Europe.

Donna Baranski-Walker - Executive Director of The Rebuilding Alliance

Donna founded the Rebuilding Alliance in 2003 to rebuild war torn communities and make them safe. Partnering with NGOs in East Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank, Donna sets-up the details of each rebuilding project, then invites key people to the U.S. to tell their stories, meet with policy makers, and raise funds for the projects. Haj Sami Sadik and Shmuel Groag from BIMKOM came in 2008.